More than 6,000 acres of brush and grass burned for more than nine hours Sunday on the King Ranch, 17 miles north of Raymondville. That's more than 10 square miles, according to Raymondville Fire Chief Frank Torres. More...

2011 COUNTY & DISTRICT ELECTED OFFICIALS - Pictured are your elected officials for the coming year. From left to right: JP. Pct. 5, Rodolfo "Rudy" Cantu; District Judge, Migdalia Lopez; JP. Pct. More...

Catholics in the Brownsville Diocese and all Valley residents who wish to take a prayerful stand against abortion will gather on the grounds of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in San Juan at 1: 30 PM on Sunday, January 16 to pray for a More...

The price of oil is poised for another run at $100 a barrel after a global economic rebound sent it surging 34 percent since May. That could push gasoline prices to $4 a gallon by summer in some parts of the country, experts say. More...

The year 2010 has come and gone, we now face 2011 with new challenges and goals. The importance of identifying the priorities of the City of Lyford and what direction the city will take is the key to starting the New Year. More...

A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association December 30, 2010

After hitting record highs earlier in the month, nearby cotton futures prices closed lower on Wednesday, Dec. 29, for the fifth consecutive trading session; the longest string of declines since early June. More...

Former Willacy County Judge Eliseo “ Cheyo” Barnhart is running out of options in his efforts to overturn a Kingsville trial court’s criminal convictions on two counts of aggravated perjury, a third degree felony. More...

Carl Calvin Conley of Austin, a former Texas Legislator, County District Attorney of Willacy, and member of University United Methodist Church, passed away December 30, 2010, at the age of 90. He was born October 2, 1920, in Frederick, Oklahoma. More...

LYFORD/TURNER TRACT - Emil B. Lagerstam, Jr., 86, a well known retired farmer from the Lyford Turner Tract area, passed away at his home Sunday morning, January 2, 2011, after a lengthy illness. More...